1. Michael Maze was born on 1 September 1981 and is a professional table tennis player from Faxe, Denmark, in men's singles and doubles.
15 Facts About Michael Maze
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Michael Maze's strength was in his strong forehand loop and lobbing.
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Michael Maze was one of the best defensive lobbers in the world.
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Michael Maze reached the quarterfinals in the European Championships for seniors in both series in 2003 playing doubles with Finn Tugwell.
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Tugwell and Michael Maze participated as partners at the 2000 Summer Olympics where they reached the round of 16.
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Michael Maze participated both in men's singles and men's doubles in the 2004 Olympics.
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Michael Maze lost his first match in singles but won bronze with his partner Finn Tugwell.
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Michael Maze won the prize "BT Gold" as the biggest Danish sportsperson in 2005.
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In 2009, Michael Maze had reached the quarterfinals of 2009 World Table Tennis Championships, held in Yokohama, Japan.
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Michael Maze was the only European player to achieve the quarters, beating Greek player Panagiotis Gionis at last 16 Round.
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Michael Maze was defeated during the 2012 Olympics by Dimitrij Ovtcharov in the Men's Singles Quarter Final.
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Michael Maze's coach is the former Chinese National Team Coach Hu Wei Xin.
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On 14 March 2016, Michael Maze announced the end of his Table Tennis career.
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Michael Maze was hoping to compete at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.
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In February 2018, Michael Maze announced his return to competitive sport.